FRIENDSHIP 101
By Vernalee For the record, you don’t need to take a class (Friendship 101), to determine who your real friends are. Your heart, love,...
Relationships
Relationships - We have many with family, friends, loved ones ... We juggle to keep them all together.
Vernalee
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
BE THE FRIEND YOU WANT TO HAVE
By Vernalee FRIENDSHIP. The subject is timeless; it never grows old. So let’s examine our wish list. First things first. It is...
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Vernalee
- 4 days ago
- 1 min
LET THEM GO
By Vernalee Today is s a day of reflection. Said simply and shortly. Sometimes - we have to let things go - plain and simple. Moving on...
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Vernalee
- Aug 12
- 1 min
DROP THAT ZERO. GET YOURSELF A HERO
By Vernalee Let's change the pace a bit. We've been serious all week. So let's navigate into deep water. Discussions about...
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Vernalee
- Aug 8
- 1 min
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY
Words, words, words! You have to think them before you say them. So guards your thoughts. Words can uplift you. They can also bring you...
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Vernalee
- Aug 5
- 1 min
THROWING IN THE TOWEL OF - OTHER PEOPLE’s PROBLEMS
By Vernalee Yes, that’s right! I’m throwing in the towel. I quit. I’m done! I cannot take it anymore! I've had enough! Alright, let me...
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Vernalee
- Aug 4
- 1 min
YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DRINK
By Vernalee You can give advice, but you cannot make someone take it. Sometimes, it makes you upset; particularly when your advice can...
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Vernalee
- Aug 3
- 1 min
YOU AIN'T ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS
For the record, who told you that “you were all that and a bag of chips?” Was it your friends or did it come from your inflated ego?...
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Vernalee
- Aug 2
- 1 min
A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
By Vernalee When people wear behavioral disguises; it is difficult to recognize them or determine what’s real and what’s fake. Once the...
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Vernalee
- Jul 29
- 2 min
EXTENDING AN OLIVE BRANCH
By Vernalee To extend an olive branch is to make an “offer of peace or to approach a foe in the spirit of conciliation. Biblical in...
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Vernalee
- Jul 28
- 1 min
YOU MADE YOUR BED. NOW SLEEP IN IT.
By Vernalee If someone says “you've made your bed, now sleep in it, they are essentially telling you in an unsympathetic way that you...
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Vernalee
- Jul 26
- 1 min
DON'T JUST LET ANYBODY WALK THROUGH YOUR MIND
This quote – though plain and simple - could not have been said better! Protect your mind from unhealthy external influences! Don't...
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Vernalee
- Jul 23
- 1 min
FIGURING OUT LUKEWARM PEOPLE
By Vernalee Allow me to introduce you to a group of folks defined as “lukewarm” people. You know and see them as frequently as I. Those...
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Vernalee
- Jul 16
- 1 min
NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
By Vernalee I have heard many people say, “I don’t need nobody! I can do everything for myself. I was born alone and will die alone!”...
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Vernalee
- Jul 13
- 1 min
DO YOU TEXT WHEN YOU SHOULD TALK?
Several years ago, I heard the comedian Sinbad make jokes about our cell phone usage. What an invention! “We use our cell phones for...
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Vernalee
- Jul 8
- 1 min
DO YOU STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD?
By Vernalee To be obvious or unusual form the basis for Standing Out From The Crowd. Our actions, behavior, leadership … determine where...
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Vernalee
- Jul 7
- 2 min
WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS?
By Vernalee Crossing racial, gender, and socio-economics lines, I call a selected few my true friends. They are my friends not for how...
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Vernalee
- Jul 6
- 1 min
DON'T KICK PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE DOWN
By Vernalee When people are down or “hard on their luck,” they need to be helped/picked up; not kicked further downwards! Why kick...
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Vernalee
- Jul 5
- 2 min
FRIENDS OR ENEMIES - WHO SHOULD BE CLOSER?
By Vernalee It hit me like a ton of bricks. I would not in a million years have thought that the person in question could be that...
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Vernalee
- Jun 28
- 2 min
C'MON NOW. YOU KNEW THAT I WAS A SNAKE WHEN YOU PICKED ME UP
Being a prolific storyteller, allow me to tell you the story about the snake and his new found friend. You probably have heard it in some...
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Vernalee
- Jun 23
- 2 min
ARE YOU A GOOD FRIEND?
By Vernalee In 1984, hip hop group, Whodini had an amazing hit. It was called “Friends/How many of you have them?” The lyrics are quite...
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Vernalee
- Jun 22
- 1 min
3 TYPES OF PEOPLE
By Vernalee Generally speaking, there are Three Basic Types of People. Ironically, we are driven toward classifying everything. We...
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Vernalee
- Jun 18
- 1 min
FIGHTING OTHER FOLK'S BATTLES
By Vernalee Lend a helpful hand when it’s deserving, but be selective on the battles that you elect to fight. Hopefully, by now you have...
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Vernalee
- Jun 14
- 2 min
WHEN THE WEIGHT IS ON YOUR BACK - YOU LEARN
By Vernalee This proverb, “Once you carry your own water, you’ll learn the value of every drop” means that when you carry the load, you...
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Vernalee
- Jun 10
- 1 min
ALONE IN A CROWD
By Vernalee Feeling lonely in a crowd is nothing new. Many have felt the isolation. Worse than being alone is expecting the presence of...
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Vernalee
- Jun 4
- 2 min
STOP LOOKING AT OTHERS. GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER
By Vernalee Thriving business; fantastic career; big house; new car; extravagant jewelry/clothes, lavish vacations …..all are sought...
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Vernalee
- Jun 3
- 1 min
IF A DOG TAKES A BONE, HE'LL BRING ONE
By Vernalee Doesn’t that doggie look so adorable? He is the cutest thing! His alluring appearance reminds me of some folks that a few of...
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Vernalee
- May 31
- 2 min
JUST FEED 'EM WITH A LONG HANDLE SPOON
By Vernalee I found myself telling my daughter something this week that went back to my days growing up on a graveled paved road lined...
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Vernalee
- May 27
- 1 min
IF YOU ESCAPED, WHY GO BACK?
By Vernalee The African Proverb - If you escaped from the lion's den, why go back for your hat has a thought provoking meaning. Don't...
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Vernalee
- May 25
- 1 min
WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE, BELIEVE THEM
By Vernalee Admittedly, I am slow to judge people. I have always felt that there is good in everyone. Why I fail to recognize that good ...
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Vernalee
- May 23
- 1 min
EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
By Vernalee “Your time will come; you will eventually come into your own.” Destiny, luck, training, education, generational wisdom,...
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Vernalee
- May 20
- 1 min
I'M EVERY WOMAN
By Vernalee Today, I give love and honor to those women who have shown me the way and taught me a thing or two. A shout out to my two...
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Vernalee
- May 18
- 1 min
CHARGE IT TO MY HEAD AND NOT MY HEART
By Vernalee Growing up, I remember hearing my Mother say, "Charge it to my head, not my heart." Translated simply, it means that a person...
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Vernalee
- May 17
- 1 min
YOU DIDN'T GET THERE BY YOURSELF
By Vernalee Somedays, we just have to break things down to the basics. Rarely, do we reach great heights on our own. There are so many...
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Vernalee
- May 13
- 1 min
LIVE, LOVE, ENJOY
By Vernalee Make today count! Each day is unique. When people say, “Live life to the fullest,” it’s great advice. The day will only last...
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Vernalee
- May 4
- 1 min
ONE BAD APPLE SPOILS THE WHOLE BUNCH
By Vernalee Incompetency has roots! If you are a gardener, you know that “one rotten apple can spoil the whole bunch” if it lays there!...
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Vernalee
- May 2
- 1 min
THE BACKSTABBERS … THEY SMILE IN YOUR FACE
By Vernalee In a clandestine fashion, backstabbers carry their knives behind their backs aiming at yours. Your self defense is limited...
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Vernalee
- Apr 28
- 1 min
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
By Vernalee Teamwork makes the dream work because leaders share a common vision with those on their team. The quarterback doesn’t win the...
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Vernalee
- Apr 22
- 1 min
KNOW WHO'S WHO
By Vernalee There is one word that we should not use loosely. That word is - friend! These days, I have become very selective about who...
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Vernalee
- Apr 21
- 1 min
FRIENDS ARE THOSE RARE PEOPLE WHO ASK HOW YOU ARE AND WAIT TO HEAR THE ANSWER
”Friendships are born in a million different ways, and all good friends strive to achieve the same goal: to be a source of love and...
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Vernalee
- Apr 15
- 1 min
13 THINGS MENTALLY STRONG WOMEN DON’T DO
By Vernalee How strong are you? Sometimes, we never know our strength until we are faced with situations that test us. Check out this...
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Vernalee
- Apr 14
- 1 min
BE CAREFUL WHO YOU TRUST. SUGAR AND SALT LOOK THE SAME.
By Vernalee Sugar and Salt both look the same. The phrase is true and self explanatory. They are both white tiny granular nuggets that we...
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Vernalee
- Apr 7
- 1 min
STOP THE COMPARSIONS
By Vernalee We are all uniquely made. Being our authentic self is the key. We have key attributes that highlight our differences....
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Vernalee
- Mar 29
- 1 min
THE WAY PEOPLE TREAT YOU
By Vernalee You can only control your behavior and actions; not those of others. You may receive undeserved and hurtful treatment from...
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Vernalee
- Mar 26
- 1 min
COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEM
By Vernalee Did you hear the message? Admittedly, we really are selective listeners. Sometimes, we hear what we want to hear and block...
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Vernalee
- Mar 21
- 1 min
FALL SEVEN TIMES, GET UP EIGHT
By Vernalee Alright here I go again with my broken conversational Spanish. I know that I'm not as fluent as desired, but bear with me. ...
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Vernalee
- Mar 1
- 1 min
A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEA BAG
By Vernalee If there was ever a quote that characterize us, this is it! Just get us worked up...and you’ll see our true self and...
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Vernalee
- Feb 26
- 1 min
DON'T ROCK THE BOAT
By Vernalee In the 1970’s, The Hues Corporation had a hit record that climbed the charts called “Don’t Rock the Boat.” Underneath its...
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Vernalee
- Feb 24
- 1 min
FORGIVING YOU IS MY GIFT TO YOU. MOVING ON IS MY GIFT TO ME.
By Vernalee ”Forgiving you is my gift to you. Moving on is my gift to me.” The past is the past. Some things should be left there. Moving...
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Vernalee
- Feb 23
- 1 min
PLAYED LIKE A FIDDLE
By Vernalee The fiddle makes an incredible harmonic sound that can cause some people to dance up a storm. Speaking of fiddles, why do we...
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